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Cowboy Brew 4/1: Wyatt's World
Hendrickson Becomes Third OSU Wrestler In Program History To Win Dan Hodge Award
Cowboy Brew Crew
April 01, 2025
Happy Tuesday OSU Fam. For over the past week, the world has been of a whirlwind for OSU wrestling star Wyatt Hendrickson.
Well, it looks like it’s not stopping any time soon.
What’s all stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!
🤼♂️ Wyatt’s World
⛳️ On The Prowl
🎥 OSUMax: Face-To-Face With the Champs
🤠 And much more!
🎥 OSUMAX: FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE CHAMPS
OSU Stars Dean Hamiti Jr. and Wyatt Hendrickson became the 200th
and 201st NCAA Individual Champions in school history.
Go inside the wins, life after the titles and what OSU has meant to the
pair in these championship editions of Face-to-Face on OSUMax.
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Wyatt’s World. He may have only been a Cowboy for one year, but one thing is for sure, Wyatt Hendrickson’s impact on the OSU wrestling program will last forever.
On Monday, Hendrickson’s incredible year was topped off when he was named the winner of the 2025 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy, presented annually by ASICS Wrestling to the nation's top NCAA Division I wrestler.
He is just the third Hodge Trophy winner from Oklahoma State since its inception in 1995. It marks just the eighth time a heavyweight has won the award. OSU is now one of three programs in the country to have at least three different athletes earn the distinction.
In one of the most successful seasons ever produced by a Cowboy, Hendrickson capped off his perfect 27-0 campaign with a historic upset over Minnesota's top-seeded Gable Steveson, who holds an Olympic gold medal, two NCAA titles, a pair of Hodge trophies and was on the brink of a fourth consecutive undefeated season. That performance came after Hendrickson's semifinal victory over Penn State's Greg Kerkvliet, the weight's reigning national champion.
Those two wins counted towards Hendrickson's nine total victories over All-Americans throughout the year, a group that had combined for 18 All-American seasons altogether.
🔼 On The Prowl. Amongst a field that consists of four of the nation’s top-15 teams, the fourth-ranked OSU men’s golf squad is right in the hunt after the first 36 holes at the Maridoe Intercollegiate in Carrollton, Texas.
OSU’s 6-over score of 582 puts them in a tie for the second spot on the leaderboard with #3 Arizona State, both of which are 14 shots off #7 Oklahoma.
The Cowboys were led by Gaven Lane, who fired a 4-under 68 to open the action and finished the first day with a share of third place on the individual leaderboard.
🎥 OSUMAX: MEET THE NEW GUYS
Up next on our Meet the New Cowboys series,
new WR Jaylen Lloyd Jr, a transfer from Nebraska.
Learn more about Jaylen, both on and off the field as he sits down with
Director of Football Business Kenyatta Wright.
🤔 POKES TRIVIA
As we mentioned, Hendrickson is the third OSU wrestler in program history to win the Dan Hodge Award.
Who were the other two to earn the prestigious honor?
Think you got it?
Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!
🏈 A NICE RING TO IT
This November, Justin Blackmon will take his rightful
place among the all-time greats at OSU.
Late last week, OSU announced that Blackmon will be added to the
Cowboy Football Ring of Honor inside Boone Pickens Stadium.
He joins Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Bob Fenimore, Terry Miller
and Leslie O'Neal as members of the Cowboy Football Ring of Honor.
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📅 ON THE DOCKET
Tuesday, April 1st
⚾️ Baseball at Missouri State @ 6:30pm
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Maridoe Collegiate (Carrollton, Texas)
Wednesday, April 2nd
🥎 Softball at Arizona State @ 7pm
Thursday, April 3rd
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Utah @ 5pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis at TCU @ 5pm
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Steve Mocco (2005) and Alex Dieringer (2016)
🤠 Have a great one!